Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
JELLYFISH
jellyfish
(noun) any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jelly).
A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
Synonyms
• jelly
Hypernyms
• Medusozoa
Source: Wiktionary
Jel"ly*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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